Online Modules

An Introduction to Reflective Supervision in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

This module was created by the Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health and the Wisconsin Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development . It’s purpose is to help home visitors and home visiting supervisors better understand what Reflective Supervision and Reflective Practices are and how they can support your role as a home visitor (or supervisor) as well as the families served within your program. Additionally, you will learn how best to implement Reflective Supervision and Reflective Practices into your program. This module will take you 25 minutes to complete.

This resource is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $965,000 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.

Developmental Monitoring

This 35-minute module will teach you about developmental monitoring including what it is, the benefits, and strategies for implementing it into your work. It also includes a wealth of free resources that you can use with families. This is a great resource for a learner new to developmental monitoring, someone who needs a refresher, or wants to learn about new developmental monitoring resources.

Introduction of Continuous Quality Improvement

This module was created by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and the Wisconsin Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development In this training, you will become familiar with the methodology that we use to guide our CQI work in Family Foundations Home Visiting, the Model for Improvement. The Model for Improvement includes: setting a SMARTIE Aim, creating a plan for measuring improvement, identifying change ideas to test, and running plan, do, study, act (PDSA.) You will also learn how to track your progress using run charts. ​Throughout this training there are video excerpts from the CQI Webinar that was taught in mid 2022 . This module covers much of the material in that webinar. This module will take you approximately 40 minutes to complete.

Marks that Matter, Sentinel Injuries, and Other Opportunities for Child Abuse Prevention

This 25-minute module will teach you about marks that matter and sentinel injuries, including why they are significant, who is at risk, and what to do if you suspect abuse. It is intended for childcare workers, child welfare workers, family support staff, and home visitors, but any person working with children will find it a useful tool.

People-Centered Screening and Assessment

These learning modules about People-Centered Screening and Assessment are designed to help strengthen the personal and organizational screening and assessment practices of home visitors, parent educators, family advocates, and supervisors. Each module includes resources and information about the screen or assessment, information about the issue that is the focus of the screen or assessment, suggestions for using the tools reflectively, and a quiz and quiz key that will allow users of the modules to measure progress with understanding the tools. Modules may also include tip sheets about the screening and assessment tool which can be used as a desk reference, videos, and additional resources/readings.

Perinatal Mental Health Modules

This two-part series is designed for home visitors to better understand the signs and symptoms of perinatal mental health issues and how they impact mothers and families. Throughout the training, you will view excerpts from a live webinar taught by Jen Perfetti, MA, LPC, a licensed therapist at Luna Perinatal Counseling and the Clinical and Professional Development Coordinator with the UW Department of Psychiatry Parent-Infant Mental Health Programs.

Prenatal Care Coordination (PNCC) Professional Development Modules

This series of four web-based modules was created for PNCC providers, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. This series is intended for both new providers and more experienced providers who are looking to improve their knowledge about comprehensive and important skills, such as client-centered interviewing, behavioral health, and the role of care coordination in Wisconsin Medicaid. These are fully asynchronous and include resources and interactive activities, including a certificate for providers who complete the module. The goal of these modules is professional development, and all Medicaid providers must follow Medicaid policy.

Protective Capacity Family Assessment Overview

The PCFA Modules project was designed to provide an overview of the Protective Capacity Family Assessment model. When completed it will feature 6 modules: Module 1 – Why PCFA?, Module 2 – Preparation, Module 3 – Introduction, Module 4 – Discovery, and Module 5 – Change Strategy and Case Planning Stage. These modules will be added separately throughout 2016 & 2017.

Sound Beginnings

This 1 hour module was a collaboration between Wisconsin Sound Beginnings and the WCWPDS Home Visiting Program. In this module you will learn about what it means for a child to have difficulty hear – anatomically, physiologically, and developmentally. I will also cover what you, as Home Visitors, can do to help with the early identification and intervention process for kids who have trouble hearing. Throughout this training are video excerpts from the Sound Beginning Webinar that was taught in early 2021 through the WCWPDS- UW Milwaukee Home Visiting program. This module covers much of the material in that webinar with the addition of more information specific to Home Visitors.

Supporting Healthy Vision

In this module, you will learn how to identify healthy vision milestones in children as well as how to help families promote healthy vision, identify concerns, and access resources. Throughout this module there are video excerpts from Vision Milestones, a virtual training that was conducted by Shelby LaTona from Prevent Blindness Wisconsin at Fulfilling the Promise 2022: A Conference for Parent Educators, Home Visitors, & their Partners presented by the WCWPDS Milwaukee Home Visiting Program. This module will take you approximately 25 minutes to complete.

Strengthening Family Coping Resources: A Module for Home Visitors

Strengthening Family Coping Resources for Home Visitors (SFCR-HV) is an adaptation of SFCR, a trauma-focused, multi-family, skill-building intervention. SFCR is designed for families living in traumatic contexts. Since most families living in traumatic contexts contend with on-going stressors and threats, SFCR is designed to increase coping resources in children, adult caregivers, and in the family system to prevent relapse and re-exposure. In the new adapted format, SFCR-HV provides an exceptional opportunity for helping parents place structure and process around their own family practices, beliefs, values, and cultural contexts and improve their protective function. We have two resources for home visitors to use when practicing SFCR – Strengthening Family Coping Resources: A Guide for Home Visitors and Strengthening Family Coping Resources: A Module for Home Visitors.

Strengthening Family Coping Resources: A Guide for Home Visitors consists of session outlines along with supporting handouts and materials. They are arranged under five conceptual headings: Family, Traditions, Routine, Safety and Connections. These sessions can be used anytime during a home visit. This guide was adapted from the “Strengthening Family Coping Resources: A Peer-to-Peer Group Intervention Manual” that was written by Laurel J. Kiser, Ph.D.

Strengthening Family Coping Resources: A Module for Home Visitors should be used as a supplement to the guide. Through the use of five video clips, you are shown a session in action. We hope that by viewing these videos, it will spark your own ideas for how to use the SFCR-HV guide during your visits with families that need help placing structure and process around family practices, beliefs, values, and protective capacities.

Strengths-Based Feedback: A Method for Delivering Effective Performance Evaluations

Strengths-based feedback is a well-regarded method for delivering feedback that leaves employees feeling confident and competent. This page contains the presentation and worksheet from our half-day training that helps supervisors become more effective at giving quality feedback to employees.